Genesis 21
1 Now, Yahweh, visited Sarah, as he had said, —And Yahweh did for Sarah as he had spoken.
Yahweh paid attention to Sarah as he had said he would, and Yahweh did for Sarah just as he had promised.
2 So, Sarah, conceived and bare, to Abraham, a son, for his old age, at the set time, of which God had spoken with him.
Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him, whom, Sarah, bare to him, Isaac.
Abraham named his son, the one who had been born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
4 And Abraham circumcised Isaac his son, when eight days old, —as God commanded him.
Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, just as God had commanded him.
5 Now Abraham was a hundred years old, —when Isaac his son was born to him.
Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
6 And Sarah said, A laughing, hath God made for me, —Everyone that heareth will laugh with me.
Sarah said, “God has made me laugh; every one who hears will laugh with me.”
7 And she said—Who would have announced to Abraham, Sarah hath suckled children? yet have I borne a son, for his old age!
She also said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children, and yet I have borne him a son in his old age!”
8 And the child grew, and was weaned, —and Abraham made a great banquet, on the day of the weaning of Isaac.
The child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian woman whom she had borne to Abraham laughing!
Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.
10 So she said to Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son, —for the son of this bondwoman must not inherit with my son with Isaac.
So she said to Abraham, “Drive out this slave woman and her son, for the son of this slave woman will not be heir with my son, with Isaac.”
11 And the word was very grievous in the eyes of Abraham, —on account of his son.
This thing was very grievous to Abraham because of his son.
12 And God said unto Abraham Let it not be grievous in thine eyes concerning the boy and concerning thy bondwoman, In all that Sarah may say unto thee, hearken to her voice, —For in Isaac, shall there be called to thee—a seed.
But God said to Abraham, “Do not be grieved because of the lad, and because of your servant woman. Listen to her words in all she says to you about this matter, because it is through Isaac that your descendants will be named.
13 Yet even the son of the bondwoman, will I appoint to become, a nation, because thy seed, he is.
I will also make the son of the servant woman into a nation, because he is your descendant.”
14 So Abraham rose up early in the morning—and took bread and a skin of water and gave unto hagar, —putting them on her shoulder and the child, and sent her forth, —so she went her way and wandered, in the desert of Beer-sheba.
Abraham rose up early in the morning, took bread and a skin of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder. He gave her the boy and sent her away. She departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
15 And the water out of the skin was spent, —so she cast the child under one of the shrubs;
When the water in the waterskin was gone, she abandoned the child under one of the bushes.
16 and went and sat her down over against him at a distance like as of such as draw the bow, for she said Let me not look upon the death of the child, —So she sat down over against him, and the boy lifted up his voice, and wept
Then she went, and sat down a short distance from him, about the distance of a bowshot away, for she said, “Let me not look upon the death of the child.” As she sat there across from him, she lifted up her voice and wept.
17 And God heard the voice of the boy, and a messenger of God called unto Hagar out of the heavens; and said to her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Do not fear, for God hath hearkened unto the voice of the boy where he is.
God heard the voice of the lad, and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.
18 Arise lift up the boy, and hold him up with thy hand, —for, a great nation, will I make him.
Get up, raise up the lad, and encourage him; for I will make him into a great nation.”
19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water, —and went and filled the skin with water, and gave drink unto the boy
Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink.
20 And it came to pass that God was with the boy, and he grew, —and dwelt in the desert, and he became as he grew up, an archer,
God was with the lad, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer.
21 And he dwelt in the desert of Paran, —and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech, with Phicol chieftain of his host, spake unto Abraham, saying, —God, is with thee in all that, thou art doing.
It came about at that time that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, “God is with you in all that you do.
23 Now, therefore, swear to me by God, here, that thou wilt not deal falsely by me, nor by mine offspring, nor by my descendants, —according to the lovingkindness wherewith I have dealt with thee, shalt thou deal with me, and with the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my offspring, nor with my descendants. Show to me and to the land in which you have been staying the same covenant faithfulness that I have shown to you.”
24 And Abraham said, I, will swear.
Abraham said, “I swear.”
25 But Abraham reproved Abimelech, —on account of the well of water, which the servants of Abimelech had seized.
Abraham also complained to Abimelech concerning a well of water that Abimelech's servants had seized from him.
26 And Abimelech said, I know not, who hath done this thing, —nor hast even thou, ever told me, nor have even I, ever heard, save to-day.
Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing. You did not tell me before now; I have not heard of it until today.”
27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave to Abimelech, —and they two solemnised a covenant
So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant.
28 So then Abraham set seven young sheep of the flock by them-selves,
Then Abraham set seven female lambs of the flock by themselves.
29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What, then mean these seven young sheep here, which thou hast set by themselves?
Abimelech said to Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven female lambs that you have set by themselves?”
30 And he said, The seven young sheep, shalt thou take at my hand, —that they may serve as my witness, that I digged this well.
He replied, “These seven female lambs you will receive from my hand, so that it may be a witness for me, that I dug this well.”
31 On this account, was the name of that place called Beer-sheba ["oath well"], —because there, had they two sworn.
So he called that place Beersheba, because there they both swore an oath.
32 And when they had solemnised a covenant in Beer-sheba, —then arose Abimelech, with Phicol chief of his host, and returned unto the land of the Philistines.
They made a covenant at Beersheba, and then Abimelech and Phicol, the captain of his army, returned to the land of the Philistines.
33 Then planted he a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, —and called there on the name of Yahweh the age-abiding GOD.
Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba. There he worshiped Yahweh, the eternal God.
34 So Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.
Abraham remained as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines many days.
